Manhattan District Attorney candidate Richard Aborn announced today that he was endorsed by Assemblyman Dick Gottfried and a local Democrat club on the Lower East Side.
This gives Aborn the backing of most of the elected officials–and both Democratic clubs–who have endorsed in the race, affording his campaign an opportunity for some purposeful chest-beating. Read More
Manhattan District Attorney candidate Richard Aborn announced today that he was endorsed by Assemblyman Dick Gottfried and a local Democrat club on the Lower East Side.
This gives Aborn the backing of most of the elected officials–and both Democratic clubs–who have endorsed in the race, affording his campaign an opportunity for some purposeful chest-beating. Read More
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum testified on Tuesday afternoon, May 5, that her longtime friend, the late philanthropist Brooke Astor, was “wonderful,” “absolutely charming,” “very flirtatious”–and, something of an imp.
Ms. Gotbaum first met Ms. Astor at a dinner the wealthy society maven hosted for Ronald Reagan in the mid-1970s. Pairing Mr. Gotbaum, Read More
A churchgoer in Maine once walked up to the late philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor and boldly asked the esteemed doyenne whether she was a lesbian.
“No, my dear,” Ms. Astor kindly replied, “I’m an Episcopalian.”
That’s according to her longtime friend, John Dobkin, former director of the National Academy of Design, Read More
Assemblyman Jonathan Bing of Manhattan’s East Side just endorsed Richard Aborn for Manhattan district attorney.
Bing joins Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell of the West Side, who is also supporting Aborn.
The statement from the campaign, quotes Bing saying Aborn “has a vision to revitalize the office to ensure that Assistant District Attorneys are asking Read More
Assemblyman Jonathan Bing of Manhattan's East Side just endorsed Richard Aborn for Manhattan district attorney.
Bing joins Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell of the West Side, who is also supporting Aborn.
The statement from the campaign, quotes Bing saying Aborn "has a vision to revitalize the office to ensure that Assistant District Read More
When Bill Thompson called fellow Democrat Carmen Arroyo at her Albany office to discuss his race for mayor, she ended the conversation abruptly.
“I had to hang the telephone on him because he was calling my office in Albany,” Arroyo, an Assemblywoman from the Bronx, said in a telephone interview from her home. “He Read More
When Bill Thompson called fellow Democrat Carmen Arroyo at her Albany office to discuss his race for mayor, she ended the conversation abruptly.
“I had to hang the telephone on him because he was calling my office in Albany,” Arroyo, an Assemblywoman from the Bronx, said in a telephone interview from her home. “He has Read More
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum just left a Midtown fund-raiser for Comptroller and mayor candidate Bill Thompson.
I tried asking her what she was doing here, and if she’s supporting Thompson for mayor. Gotbaum, hurrying away, said, “I’m not saying anything. I like breakfast.”
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum just left a Midtown fund-raiser for Comptroller and mayor candidate Bill Thompson.
I tried asking her what she was doing here, and if she’s supporting Thompson for mayor. Gotbaum, hurrying away, said, “I’m not saying anything. I like breakfast.”
